The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1887-05-16
OH srfnAc,Y CASE.
Testimony as to ths standing and Rspu
~ M tion Of the Eyerssts, z n a

BurFALo. NY, May Ain tho oil con
spiracy case this morning the deiens,
called Obarles s. Pond, Alfred Wight
Daniel W. Power and Samuel Sloan, promi
nsnt eiazsns Of Rochester, 70 testify 4
the good reputation and bunlnesa standing
Of the Eyesasts. Cornelius r. Parsons
Mayor Of Rochester, gave; similar testl.
mony. Albert A. Miller, recalled, tes.
do you know "A. H, Dennis, Of Cali.
fornia Y asked Attorney 0oggawell. D.
"Yes, air. ss.ili ! 2 1S
"Yoa had . farm in California in 1881 y y
"Did you, in September, 1881, at your
farm, say TO Mr.. Dennis that you would
down II 1t cost your lie r. 81 ~
mo, no; never < y. .t5s ]. Il ~
Augustus II. Dennis, OF California, was
then recalled to rebut the evidence Of
Miller. lSSs "A y;5Ili55 ~
"Did you have q conversation with
Miller at big farm in California In 1881 ?"
F'"Yes, sir" sSsll VIZ i5:'sS
"Dld be make the remark that he
J: would aI1 down the Eyerests Il 1t cost him bis
Yes, str, he did, N 3Si.jt! 1.
At this point Attorney Coggswell stated
that The defense were ready 10 rest their
case, but desired the privilege Of calling
ono or two more Rocheater men when they
arrived in this city on late trains to give
further evidence Of the good standing OF
the Everests at home. ",
Hiram Benedict, OF Iockport, one OF the
Board Of Directors and Treasurer OF The
Buffalo Lubricatlng OIL WorkH, WAS next
called for the prosecution. 5sfTi:},.j Al
"Do you know Alfred P. Wright ~ asked
Dlatrict Attorney Qnimby. q.
eyes, sir" lE ~ 3
"And ]. Scott Wilson ~
"Yeg, sir."t,s' x. 3,sl} Z. q
"Were you present at q conversation
between Wrightand Matthew'S, In Morse's
office on Seneca street, in 1885 2" 55.fs7t'1
"Yea, sir." t,i555 ~
"Were theVacuum Oil law suits and in.
dictments talked over then 2" lst7se1 lis
"Yes, SIR" 4 l:7ts.. - lil.f 81
"Dld Matthews say anything about
withdrawing the prosecutions against the
Vacuum Company ?" & ,,JJ5,5 m.
"Yes, sir." &C.: Ks t75s; isl tti.
"What was the conversation a
NH. Wright said he would get US good
price provided he would Withdraw the
civil and criminal suits. Matthews told
him il he bought the capital stock Of the
Lubricating Oil Company they could do
what they wanted to with the civil suits,
but that the criminal suits were in the
hands Of the people, .s=;5,S.@eEl Ne,
"Dld you ever say to them that If they
would pay yeu your price you would FIX
up the criminsl ac,ions?" IA 81
II did not say anything OF the kind.n' Il
The court room was crowded all the
forenoon, q large number OF prominent
Rochester business men being present, as
were also attorneyE-Rt.law who seemed to
be interested in the legal points at issue.
At the close OF the evidence motion
by the defenee for the arquital of the de-
PENDANTS was denied. ssllE7t
The case was given to the Jury at six
O'Clock this evening. At ten o'clock they
had not agreed on verdict, and the court
adjourned. E@.sg FF-3 : 80
BUFFALO. N. Y, Msy l5.-The Court Of
Oyer and Terminer convened at 10 o'clock
this morning to receive tho verdict Of the
jury in the oil conspiracy caso. The YER
dict pronounced Hiram B. Everest and
Charles Il. Eyerest, OF the Vacuum OIL
Company, Of Rochester, guilty Of con-
spiracy IS charged in the Indictment. This
result was surprise TO the friends of the
defendants. An appeal will probably be
taken. ,5ag- - 7,T